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ComEd Clear Cut
1:32 am
Fri May 3, 2013

Bush By Bush, DeKalb Nature Trail Restoration Is Underway

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A lot of workers and some heavy equipment made it possible for more than 400 plantings along the DeKalb Nature Trail in just a few hours.
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The young bushes are tagged with yellow Commonwealth Edison labels identifying them.
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Park District and ComEd employees in a photo op for the trail restoration project.
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It can be tough to spot the new plants along the trail: watch for yellow tags.
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A young elderberry
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The DeKalb Nature Trail was replanted Thursday, half a year after ComEd removed most of the growth below its overhead transmission lines.

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Restoring Com Ed Clear Cut
9:27 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Citizens Demand More Trees For DeKalb Nature Trail Restoration

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Josh Clark of the DeKalb Park District presents the plan to add plants, shrubs, and prairie along the DeKalb Nature Trail.
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Planting will begin soon along a DeKalb nature trail that was clear-cut below Com Ed power lines last November. The group tasked with coming up with a restoration plan presented it to the public last night. 


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Energy
6:00 am
Wed March 27, 2013

Natural Gas Companies Call For Rate Hike Green Light

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Illinois legislators already passed a law that lets ComEd and Ameren charge higher rates for electricity.  Now, natural gas companies want the same treatment.  The argument for letting ComEd and Ameren hike electric rates was that it'll allow the companies to make needed updates to the electric grid.

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